The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-08-19
The backbone OF summer is broken in

The backbone OF summer is broken in
In Michigan, where they have had frost.
Official statistics show that of 5000, 900
men enlisted in the civil war there were
killed in battle, "A, ,238 died of wounds.
40, 205; died OF disease, 1S6, ,516; died un-
Known causes, "a, ,lS4 total, 3O3, 843. This
includes only those whose death while in
the army had been actually proven, To
this number should be added, first, n, 900
men VINO are kno wn to have died while IN
the hands of the enemy as prisoners of war,
and many others in the same manner whose
| deaths are unrecorded.
Gen. Miles well deserves the sword to
be presented to him by the inhabitants OF
| Arizona Territory on the anniversary of the
| surrender of Geronimo. He is to-day the
most popular man in Arizona, and Justly
| so. The difficulties which confronted him
when he undertook the task af freeing that
territory OF hostile Apaches will never be
understood outside OF the district most in
terested in the result. His success has en-
deaTed him to the peopld of Arizona, who
for the first time in years are free from ap-
prehensions OF Indian outbreaks.
Emil Shoenberg, the supposed partner
OF John F. Betz. the millionaire brewer of
| Philadelphia, is accused of forgery to a
large amount. He has been supposed to be
| BetZ's partner in building an opera house,
and was President of the Germania Brewing
Company with sl25, 900 capital. but Betz
now says that the partnership never existed .
that Shoenberg's stock was paid for in
| W
berg's assets are sl25, 900 and bis liabilities
100000. Mr. Beet loses $50, 200, s. K.
N-ster $50, 900, and others s25, 600 Sheen
berg. who is absent, Will be brought back
an prosecuted.
Mink Hollow is the name Of locality
in the breezy CatskiIl Mountains On Sat
urday last a little daughter of William
Curren, while picking berries near her
fathers barn. was pOunced upon by large
bear. which seized her by her clothing anG
began dragging her OFF. Her cries fo
assistance brought large dog to the scene
which made such q vigorous attack upor
oruin that it was compelled to drop tn,
little gil and give all its attention to tht
dog. This enabled the child to make he
escs pc to the house. The whole countryside
turned out to give chase to the shaggy brute
The dog was found half a mile from the
scene. bleeding profu5ely. but the bear wa:
missing. at last accounts tracks of tn
beast had been seen leading in the direction
OF a cave. The dog. always faithful, is now
more prIzed than eyer before.
When Sister Ambrose, of ST. AIMS Home
for Old Ladies, at No. 9O8 Moyamensin.
avenue, Philadelphia, looked over the break
I - H..
one of her charges was missing This wa
NJ Margaret Finney, sixty-three years old
who had been an inmate of the asylum fo
several years past. Thinking that the wo
man had been detained in her room tht
Sisters waited short time, bu: when thC
woman did not appear Sister Ambrose
called ner. Failing to secure a response the
Sister went to MIS-. Finney's room. Xneel.
ing beside the bed the woman was found
Her hands were clasped as if in prayer and
her head was bent slightly forward. The
Sister spoke to Mrs. Finney. No answer
came. a moment later il was found that
the woman was dead. 1t is supposed that
heart disease carried her off while she was
saying her prayers.
-Twehty-four years ago Peter B. Less
ing, now constable of Pottsgrove township.
Pa. was a member of tre Sixth Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry, and in fight at Brandy
Station, Va, had a hand.to-hand conflict
with rebel trooper, which ended in Less.
ing giving the Southerner two vicious saber
cuts across the head and shoulder, so that
he fell from his horse as if dead. The other
day Lessing went to a circus at POttstown,
and the riDgmaster's appearance attracted
n I G,
the same tall. slender black-mustached in.
dyidual looking him in the race who had
done his best to cut him down at Brandy
Station IN '63. A moment later the two
were shaking hands. The ringmaster owned
that Lessiug's saber cuts and a mimic bal
had relegate1 him to the hospital for a time
with what were supposed to be fata
wounds. but he recovered, and was with
Lee at AppomattoX on the day OF final sur,
render.
United States Senator Riddleberger, OF
Virginia, resides at Woodstock. On Fri
day last he was seteDced by Judge New
man, of the county court, to pay a fine OF
SIS and be imprisoned for five days fol
contempt OF court. a client of Riddle
berger's was tried the day before for larceny
and the jury found that he was insane
This iDcensed Riddleberger. and he Is said
to have given a boy 81 to haul Jones about
the town with the following placard
"Verdict, Bill Jones not guilty but insane
jury insane, lawyers insane, court insane
in the main On the motion of the State
attorney the court ordered Ridaleberger's
arrest. Being brought before the bar be
refused to sit down when ordered and was
hned s25. He then defied the court and
was sentenced to days in Jail. On SatuT
day at o'clock A. NJ a mob OF 100 partisan:
, released Rlddleberger by means of ladders